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Dr Mary-Ann O'Donovan

Conjoint Associate Professor
Public Health

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+61 2 9036 3600

Email

mary-ann.odonovan@sydney.edu.au

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Member of the Brain and Mind Centre

Biographical details

Associate Professor O’Donovan (PhD) holds a conjoint position of Associate Professor of Disability Studies in the University of Sydney and Executive Director of the Centre for Disability Studies, a research affiliate of the University. O’Donovan has a breadth of research experience involving management of national disability databases, analysis of large datasets, qualitative research, and policy content analysis. O’Donovan has a particular interest in housing for people with intellectual disability including de-institutionalisation, housing mobility and housing stability, homelessness, choice and impact of housing and where one lives on health and health service utilisation. O’Donovan has been in involved in and secured funding for large research projects that have studied the health and wellbeing of people with intellectual disability.

Current research students

Project title	Research student
x	Ryan ANDRIESZ
Exploring the barriers and enablers to workplace wellbeing of creative practitioners working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilit	Tania ROSE

Publications

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Book Chapters

Mellifont, D., Watharow, A., Daniels-Mayes, S., Smith-Merry, J., O'Donovan, M. (2024). Ethical Inclusion and Participation of People with Disability in Research: Problematising Vulnerability. In Anne Good, Iris Elliott, Sharon Mallon (Eds.), Advances in Disability Research Ethics, (pp. 71-90). United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited. [More Information]

Journals

O'Donovan, M., Lynch, E., O'Donnell, L., Kelly, K. (2024). Homelessness—The perspectives of people with intellectual disability and/or Autistic spectrum disorder and their families. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 21(3), e12519. [More Information]
Smith-Merry, J., Darcy, S., Dew, A., Hemsley, B., Imms, C., O'Donovan, M., Gallego, G., McVilly, K., Gilroy, J., Carey, G., et al (2024). Who Funds Published Disability Research in Australia? Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 0(0), 0-0. [More Information]
Leif, E., Knight, E., Buhne, J., Ford, E., Casey, A., Carney, A., Cousins, J., Dinmore, S., Downie, A., Dracup, M., Kminiak, D., O'Donovan, M., et al (2023). Building Australian Tertiary Educator Knowledge and Skill in Universal Design for Learning. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 36(1), 55-64.
McDermott, S., McCarron, M., Burke, E., McCallion, P., O'Donovan, M. (2023). Enabling older adults with intellectual disability to become physical activity leaders in their community: Pilot study. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. [More Information]
Brennan, D., D’eath, M., Dunne, N., O'Donovan, M., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. (2023). Irish social policy to family carers of adults with an intellectual disability: A critical analysis. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 27(4), 1013-1031. [More Information]
Linehan, C., Birkbeck, G., Araten-Bergman, T., Baumbusch, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Bigby, C., Bradley, V., Brown, M., Bredewold, F., Chirwa, M., O'Donovan, M., et al (2022). COVID-19 IDD: Findings from a global survey exploring family members’ and paid staff’s perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their caregivers. HRB Open Research, 5. [More Information]
Smith-Merry, J., O'Donovan, M., Dew, A., Hemsley, B., Imms, C., Carey, G., Darcy, S., Ellem, K., Gallego, G., Gilroy, J., Guastella, A., et al (2022). The Future of Disability Research in Australia: Protocol for a Multiphase Research Agenda Setting Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(1), e31126. [More Information]
Brennan, D., McCausland, D., O’Donovan, M., Eustace-Cook, J., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. (2020). Approaches to and outcomes of future planning for family carers of adults with an intellectual disability: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(6), 1221-1233. [More Information]
Linehan, C., Araten-Bergam, T., Baumbusch, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Bigby, C., Birkbeck, G., Bradley, V., Brown, M., Bredewold, F., Chirwa, M., O'Donovan, M., et al (2020). COVID-19 IDD: A global survey exploring family members’ and paid staff’s perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers. HRB Open Research, 3. [More Information]
Linehan, C., Araten-Bergam, T., Baumbusch, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Bigby, C., Birkbeck, G., Bradley, V., Brown, M., Bredewold, F., Chirwa, M., O'Donovan, M., et al (2020). COVID-19 IDD: A global survey exploring the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers. HRB Open Research, 3, 39. [More Information]
May, P., Lombard Vance, R., Murphy, E., O'Donovan, M., Webb, N., Sheaf, G., McCallion, P., Stancliffe, R., Normand, C., Smith, V., et al (2019). Effect of deinstitutionalisation for adults with intellectual disabilities on costs: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 9(9), 1-9. [More Information]
King, E., Okodogbe, T., Burke, E., McCarron, M., McCallion, P., O’Donovan, M. (2017). Activities of daily living and transition to community living for adults with intellectual disabilities. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 24(5), 357-365. [More Information]
O'Donovan, M., Byrne, E., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. (2017). Measuring choice for adults with an intellectual disability – a factor analysis of the adapted daily choice inventory scale. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(5), 471-487. [More Information]

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O'Donovan, M., Dew, A., Imms, C., Smith-Merry, J., Hemsley, B., Gilroy, J., Meltzer, A., Yen, I., Ellem, K., Muller, A., Guastella, A., McVilly, K., O'Shea, A., Gallego, G., et al (2022). Setting an agenda for disability research in Australia: organisation-led and targeted consultation report. [More Information]

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2024

Mellifont, D., Watharow, A., Daniels-Mayes, S., Smith-Merry, J., O'Donovan, M. (2024). Ethical Inclusion and Participation of People with Disability in Research: Problematising Vulnerability. In Anne Good, Iris Elliott, Sharon Mallon (Eds.), Advances in Disability Research Ethics, (pp. 71-90). United Kingdom: Emerald Publishing Limited. [More Information]
O'Donovan, M., Lynch, E., O'Donnell, L., Kelly, K. (2024). Homelessness—The perspectives of people with intellectual disability and/or Autistic spectrum disorder and their families. Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities, 21(3), e12519. [More Information]
Smith-Merry, J., Darcy, S., Dew, A., Hemsley, B., Imms, C., O'Donovan, M., Gallego, G., McVilly, K., Gilroy, J., Carey, G., et al (2024). Who Funds Published Disability Research in Australia? Journal of Disability Policy Studies, 0(0), 0-0. [More Information]

2023

Leif, E., Knight, E., Buhne, J., Ford, E., Casey, A., Carney, A., Cousins, J., Dinmore, S., Downie, A., Dracup, M., Kminiak, D., O'Donovan, M., et al (2023). Building Australian Tertiary Educator Knowledge and Skill in Universal Design for Learning. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 36(1), 55-64.
McDermott, S., McCarron, M., Burke, E., McCallion, P., O'Donovan, M. (2023). Enabling older adults with intellectual disability to become physical activity leaders in their community: Pilot study. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities. [More Information]
Brennan, D., D’eath, M., Dunne, N., O'Donovan, M., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. (2023). Irish social policy to family carers of adults with an intellectual disability: A critical analysis. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 27(4), 1013-1031. [More Information]

2022

Linehan, C., Birkbeck, G., Araten-Bergman, T., Baumbusch, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Bigby, C., Bradley, V., Brown, M., Bredewold, F., Chirwa, M., O'Donovan, M., et al (2022). COVID-19 IDD: Findings from a global survey exploring family members’ and paid staff’s perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their caregivers. HRB Open Research, 5. [More Information]
O'Donovan, M., Dew, A., Imms, C., Smith-Merry, J., Hemsley, B., Gilroy, J., Meltzer, A., Yen, I., Ellem, K., Muller, A., Guastella, A., McVilly, K., O'Shea, A., Gallego, G., et al (2022). Setting an agenda for disability research in Australia: organisation-led and targeted consultation report. [More Information]
Smith-Merry, J., O'Donovan, M., Dew, A., Hemsley, B., Imms, C., Carey, G., Darcy, S., Ellem, K., Gallego, G., Gilroy, J., Guastella, A., et al (2022). The Future of Disability Research in Australia: Protocol for a Multiphase Research Agenda Setting Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 11(1), e31126. [More Information]

2020

Brennan, D., McCausland, D., O’Donovan, M., Eustace-Cook, J., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. (2020). Approaches to and outcomes of future planning for family carers of adults with an intellectual disability: A systematic review. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 33(6), 1221-1233. [More Information]
Linehan, C., Araten-Bergam, T., Baumbusch, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Bigby, C., Birkbeck, G., Bradley, V., Brown, M., Bredewold, F., Chirwa, M., O'Donovan, M., et al (2020). COVID-19 IDD: A global survey exploring family members’ and paid staff’s perceptions of the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers. HRB Open Research, 3. [More Information]
Linehan, C., Araten-Bergam, T., Baumbusch, J., Beadle-Brown, J., Bigby, C., Birkbeck, G., Bradley, V., Brown, M., Bredewold, F., Chirwa, M., O'Donovan, M., et al (2020). COVID-19 IDD: A global survey exploring the impact of COVID-19 on individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their caregivers. HRB Open Research, 3, 39. [More Information]

2019

May, P., Lombard Vance, R., Murphy, E., O'Donovan, M., Webb, N., Sheaf, G., McCallion, P., Stancliffe, R., Normand, C., Smith, V., et al (2019). Effect of deinstitutionalisation for adults with intellectual disabilities on costs: A systematic review. BMJ Open, 9(9), 1-9. [More Information]

2017

King, E., Okodogbe, T., Burke, E., McCarron, M., McCallion, P., O’Donovan, M. (2017). Activities of daily living and transition to community living for adults with intellectual disabilities. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 24(5), 357-365. [More Information]
O'Donovan, M., Byrne, E., McCallion, P., McCarron, M. (2017). Measuring choice for adults with an intellectual disability – a factor analysis of the adapted daily choice inventory scale. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 61(5), 471-487. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2021

Designing a Continuum of Best Practices for the Inclusion of Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education, Wedgwood N, O'Donovan M, Department of Social Services/National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP)
Homelessness policy and systems for people with disabilities 21/PRO/73276, Gurran N, O'Donovan M, O'Brien P, Riches V, Parmenter T, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute/Research Grant
NDIS: Reality versus Rhetoric, O'Donovan M, O'Brien P, Riches V, Parmenter T, Australian Research Council (ARC)/Linkage Projects (LP)